# coat

Pronunciation: say "KOHT" US /koʊt/, UK /kəʊt/

## Noun

1. An outer garment with sleeves that covers the upper body and arms, worn over other clothing.
   - Simple: A warm piece of clothing with sleeves that you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
   - _He buttoned his coat against the November wind._
   - _The store's winter coats sold out within a week of the first cold snap._
2. A layer or covering of material, such as paint, applied to or lying on a surface.
   - Simple: A thin layer of a material, like paint, that covers a surface.
   - _The painter applied a second coat once the first had dried._
   - _A thin coat of ice glazed the sidewalk overnight._
3. The layer of fur or feathers that covers an animal's skin.
   - Simple: The fur or feathers that cover an animal's body.
   - _The husky's dense coat protects it from extreme cold._
   - _Many birds grow a fresh coat of feathers after they molt._
6. A heraldic design or emblem, typically displayed on a shield, representing a family, city, or institution; short for coat of arms.
   - Simple: A special design, often shown on a shield, that stands for a family, a city, or a school.
   - _The herald recognized the duke's coat at once: three silver stars on a blue field._
   - _Carved above the doorway was the founder's coat, worn smooth by centuries of weather._
7. A piece of tarred canvas (now usually rubber or leather) secured around a mast or bowsprit to stop water from running down into the hold.
   - Simple: A piece of cloth or rubber tied around the bottom of a ship's mast to keep water out.
   - _The bosun fitted a fresh coat around the bowsprit before the Atlantic crossing._
   - _Water streamed down the mast in the gale, but the coat kept the hold dry._
8. The habit or distinctive dress of an order of men, indicating the order or office; also, cloth generally.
   - Simple: The special clothes that show what group or job a person belongs to, like a monk's robe.
   - _By his coat, the travelers knew him for a friar._
   - _Men of every coat (priest, soldier, and scholar) gathered at the council._
9. A playing card bearing the figure of a king, queen, or jack; a face card; short for coat card.
   - Simple: A playing card with a picture of a king, queen, or jack on it.
   - _He needed a coat to take the trick, and drew the jack of clubs._
   - _Every coat in the deck counts ten in this game._

## Verb

4. To cover a surface or object with a layer of some material.
   - Simple: To cover something with a thin layer of a material, like paint or chocolate.
   - _Workers coat the steel beams with a primer that resists rust._
   - _The factory coats each pill with a thin film so it is easier to swallow._
5. To spread over and cover something, in the way that a garment covers the body.
   - Simple: To spread over something and cover it, the way snow covers the ground.
   - _A film of ash coated the rooftops for miles around the volcano._
   - _Pollen can coat an entire car in a single spring afternoon._

## Verb

10. To dress someone in clothing, or to provide them with clothes to wear. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To put clothes on someone, or to give them clothes to wear.
   - _The guild coated its apprentices in plain gray wool._
   - _A good master must coat his servants as well as feed them._

## Noun

11. A petticoat; an underskirt worn beneath a gown or outer dress. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A skirt that a woman wears under her dress.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English cote, from Old French cote, cotte ("outer garment with sleeves"), from Latin cotta ("undercoat, tunic"). This traces back through Proto-Germanic to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "woolen clothes," and it is related to Old High German kozza ("woolen coat") and modern German Kotze ("coarse woolen blanket").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coat (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).